| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2697 Price realized: 600 CHF (Approx. 682 USD / 633 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: JUDAEA. Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem). Diadumenian, as Caesar, 217-218. Tetradrachm (Billon, 25 mm, 11.70 g, 7 h). M OΠ ANTⲰN KAI Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Diadumenian to right. Rev. ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ЄΞ ΥΠΑΤΟC ΠΠ Eagle standing facing on thyrsos with wings spread, head to left and holding wreath in beak; between the eagle's legs, wine jar. Bellinger -. Prieur 1645 (one recorded example). Extremely rare. Somewhat rough, otherwise, very fine. Bellinger knew a single tetradrachm of Diadumenian from Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Prieur a total of six coins in five varieties. A few more have since shown up, but they remain among the great rarities in the entire Syro-Phoenician series. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
